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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, p. 180 – 211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lan?
(a) Kien's sister
(b) A friend
(c) Kien's mother
(d) A fellow soldier

2. Why does Kien write in the post war period?
(a) To exorcise his feelings
(b) It’s the only job he can get
(c) It’s Phuong’s wish
(d) To become famous

3. What do Kien and his platoon realize when they visit the South Vietnamese farm?
(a) They are in league with the Americans
(b) They are normal people
(c) The farm is a secret army base
(d) They deserve to be invaded

4. What does Kien think writing will achieve for him?
(a) It transforms his experiences and memories and makes sense of them
(b) It will show the world what Vietnam went through
(c) It will make him famous
(d) It will make him rich

5. What profession did Kien's father hold?
(a) That of a tax inspector
(b) That of a tram driver
(c) That of an artist
(d) An army general

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Kien and Phuong separated the very next day?

2. What 'peaceful' memory of the war does Kien think about in this Part?

3. What does Kien do the next day?

4. What relation was it who urged Kien against Patriotism?

5. What did Phuong have to do during the war in order to survive?

(see the answer key)

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